Ghana has a population density of 392 people per square mile compared to 5,886 people in the Vatican. Ghana has 74,579 sq ft of land per person vs 5,274 sq ft in the Vatican. In the list of countries ranked from the most to the least densely populated, Ghana and the Vatican are ranked 63rd and 3rd, respectively.
Population density is calculated as the ratio of population to land area. Ghana has 0.42% of the world's population and 0.15% of the land area of all countries, compared to 0.00001% of the population and 0.0000003% of the land area for the Vatican, hence the population density in Ghana is 93.3% lower than in the Vatican.
Population density comparison
Ghana
|
Vatican
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Population density | 392 ppl/mi² | 5,886 ppl/mi² |
| Population density rank | 63/197 | 3/197 |
| Population |
35572974
|
949
|
| Land area | 87,851 sq mi | 0.17 sq mi |
| Land area per capita | 71,139 sq ft | 4,736 sq ft |
| Rural population | 40.1% | n/a |
| Urban population | 59.9% | n/a |
| Living in agglomerations of 1M+ people | 16.5% | 0% |
Ghana vs the Vatican:
Population density chart by year
From 2000 to 2019, population density in Ghana increased by 59.2%, compared to a 13.6% growth in the Vatican.
In 2000, Ghana ranked 83rd for population density and is in 69th place now. The Vatican was 3rd in 2000 and still ranks 3rd out of 197 currently.
people per square mile
| Year | Population density | |
|---|---|---|
|
Ghana
|
Vatican
|
|
| 2024 | 392 | - |
| 2023 | 385 | - |
| 2022 | 377 | - |
| 2021 | 370 | - |
| 2020 | 363 | - |
| 2019 | 356 | 5,886 |
| 2018 | 349 | 5,886 |
| 2017 | 342 | 5,886 |
| 2016 | 334 | 5,886 |
| 2015 | 327 | 5,886 |
| 2014 | 319 | 4,956 |
| 2013 | 312 | 4,939 |
| 2012 | 304 | 4,921 |
| 2011 | 297 | 4,897 |
| 2010 | 290 | 4,880 |
| 2009 | 283 | 4,862 |
| 2008 | 276 | 4,850 |
| 2007 | 269.1 | 4,833 |
| 2006 | 262.3 | 5,486 |
| 2005 | 255.5 | 5,421 |
| 2004 | 248.9 | 5,421 |
| 2003 | 242.4 | 5,362 |
| 2002 | 236 | 5,298 |
| 2001 | 229.6 | 5,239 |
| 2000 | 223.5 | 5,180 |
| 1999 | 218 | - |
| 1998 | 212.7 | - |
| 1997 | 207.6 | - |
| 1996 | 202.7 | - |
| 1995 | 198 | - |
| 1994 | 193.4 | - |
| 1993 | 188.8 | - |
| 1992 | 184.2 | - |
| 1991 | 179.7 | - |
| 1990 | 175.2 | - |
| 1989 | 170.8 | - |
| 1988 | 166.6 | - |
| 1987 | 162.6 | - |
| 1986 | 159 | - |
| 1985 | 155.5 | - |
| 1984 | 152.2 | - |
| 1983 | 148.3 | - |
| 1982 | 143.9 | - |
| 1981 | 139.8 | - |
| 1980 | 135.9 | - |
| 1979 | 132 | - |
| 1978 | 128 | - |
| 1977 | 124.2 | - |
| 1976 | 120.6 | - |
| 1975 | 117.2 | - |
| 1974 | 113.8 | - |
| 1973 | 110.6 | - |
| 1972 | 107.4 | - |
| 1971 | 104.4 | - |
| 1970 | 101.6 | - |
| 1969 | 98.9 | - |
| 1968 | 96.5 | - |
| 1967 | 94.2 | - |
| 1966 | 91.9 | - |
| 1965 | 89.7 | - |
| 1964 | 87.6 | - |
| 1963 | 85.5 | - |
| 1962 | 83.5 | - |
| 1961 | 81.5 | - |
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